A LIVING MEMORIAL FOR

LIEUTENANT GARY DOUGLAS HOPPS

UNITED STATES NAVY

Information from the Wall

LT - O3 - Navy - Reserve
29 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Aug 28, 1936
From CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA
Length of service 4 years.
His tour of duty began on Feb 10, 1966
Casualty was on Feb 10, 1966
NORTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Religion
PROTESTANT

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HOPPS, GARY DOUGLAS
 
Name: Gary Douglas Hopps
Branch/Rank: United States Navy/O3
Unit: VA-145 U.S.S. Ranger CV-61

 

 

Date of Birth: 28 August 1936
Home City of Record: CORAL GABLES FL
Date of Loss: 10 February 1966
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 171258 North 1063459 East

Status (in 1973): Killed In Action/Body Not Recovered
Category: 3
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: A1H #137627

Missions:
Other Personnel in Incident:
Refno: 0251
 
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action
Combat Casualty File.
 
REMARKS:
 
CACCF/CRASH/PILOT/4 YRS United States Navy
 
No further information available at this time.